I’ve been busy at FUGO Studios, but I’ll post some new work up soon.
The portfolio of Brandon Morris.
Accepted into Canne Film Festival!
I am very excited to announce that two of the shorts I have worked on will be screened at the Canne Film Festival this year.
See them both below:
Joe Motto teaser
This is a teaser for a reality/documentary show we have been working on over at FUGO Studios. It features small towns and their mottos with your host, Joe Estevez!
Everything’s For Sale is accepted into the Atlanta Film Festival
Everything’s For Sale has been accepted into the Atlanta Film Festival. Keep an eye out for more details about dates, times, and venue.
The Phantom Draw Title Sequence
Here is the title sequence for The Phantom Draw.
The concept behind the sequence relates to a few things. The aesthetics relate to molecules, the creation of molecules, and the feeling of looking at a liver floating in a jar. The line elements relate to the molecular diagram and to the film’s character. He is a peculiar man and tends to go off on tangents in his voice-over.
The Phantom Draw
Awards:
Best Film of Atlanta
3rd Best Film Worldwide
Screened at the 2011 Canne Film Festival
This was my team’s submission for the Go Green 2011 48 Hour Film Project. We had 48 hours to make the short. We were given a required environmental theme, prop, character, and line of dialogue. We were done with the film at 8 AM on Sunday. It was shot on location in Gainesville and Lawrenceville, Ga.
Required Theme: Save the Environment
Required Character: C. Lee, Volunteer
Required Line of Dialogue: “Can you help me?”
Required Prop: Bowl
Photoshop Fixins
Here is some photo correction I did when we needed a new product shot at the last minute for the Good Nite Lite.
Live Music Recording
Here is a little “un-plugged” music video we did last weekend.
“Zombie” as performed by Ulrika
Original song by The Cranberries
Good Nite Light
A client came to us and wanted a commercial for their night light product. We were originally going to shoot the commercial with a child actor at a location, but they needed the video quicker than they anticipated for an event. They proposed a “Ken Burns” look with just photos. We took the photos and created a slow motion look instead.
We cut out the subjects and objects in Photoshop, and animated them in After Effects with the puppet tool. The product shot was taken in our studio with not lighting and we cleaned it up in Photoshop.
Playing with the Puppet Tool
Playing with the puppet tool for a child’s night light.
More Coming Soon…
Everything’s For Sale Screening
My title sequence on the big screen!
Thanks to everyone that came out tonight to support Everything’s For Sale. The screening went great and it was really cool to see our hard work in the theater.
Everything’s For Sale Screening
The screening for FUGO Studios’ latest short film, Everything’s For Sale, is set for this Thursday, Jan 27th at the Landmark Midtown Arts Cinema. There will be two screenings, one at 7 PM and one at 8:30 PM.
It was a great time working on the set and in post-production. Keep an eye out for the title sequence I worked on for the short and feel free to come see the short film.
Starbuckle Pictures
Starbuckle Pictures needed a “film” like ID. They were newly formed with only a name but no logo. I created the logo based on the nautical star theme. The water was created using the Psunami plugin and it was color corrected with the rest of the animation in After Effects.
Periphery – “Jetpacks Was Yes!”
This was produced by Eric Haviv, Richard Webb, and myself of FUGO Studios. We shot the performance parts at a local warehouse with 2 Canon 550D DSLR cameras (with Nikon 50mm Lenses). The storyline locations were shot around Atlanta, mostly in Castleberry, Oakland Cemetery, and Midtown residential streets. The matte paintings (my first time attempting) were made with both location shots and stock footage using Photoshop and After Effects.
Vocalist Spencer Sotelo comments on the new video: “Originally the guys and I wanted to portray a very melancholy vibe. We had been brainstorming ideas together for a few weeks and had some different concepts. I thought it would be awesome to try and bring to life the actual meaning and emotion of the song’s story line in a very literal, yet tasteful way. It is a fictional story about an infinite being who outlives everyone, and everything, he comes in contact with. He comes to realize that although living forever has it’s great benefits, it is a curse because everything has a finite lifespan whether it be people, trees, animals, even planets and solar systems. Therefore, this video is the section of his life where he is reminiscing on his past relationships with different places and people that had meaning to him. The rest is basically showing how he has outlived the very place he had called his home for a great deal of time, and he now has to search for new colonies throughout the galaxy to fit in to and ultimately start over and make a new life.”
(online excerpt from Guitar World Magazine)
Panoramic Photo of Pebble Beach
Took this panorama photo of Pebble Beach with my iPhone 3GS while on the west coast. Used Photoshop to stitch.
ADAA Honorable Mention
Just got news from ADAA that I got an Honorable Mention for my entry. Not bad, but not a finalist. Still pretty cool
ADAA Semi-Finalist
Earlier this year, I entered the Adobe Design Achievement Award competition with my senior project.
I didn’t think anything would happen with it, but I just got an email notifying me that I made it to the Semi-Final judging. Here’s to hoping I win for Motion Graphics!
Pray
Awards:
Best Film of Atlanta
Best Cinematography
Best Special Effects
Best Editing
Best Sound Design
Audience Award
Screened at the 2011 Canne Film Festival
This was my team’s submission for the 2010 48 Hour Film Project. We had 48 hours to make the short. We were given a required genre, prop, character, and line of dialogue. It was shot at mulitple locations in the Metro-Atlanta area.
Required Genre: Heist
Required Character: David Landeryou, School Principal
Required Line of Dialogue: “Let me know what you think.”
Required Prop: Keys
Entertainment Power Players
This was a quick and easy animation I did for EPP for them to use online.
Hand Made DVD Cases
BM Portfolio – Hand made DVD cases from FUGO Studios on Vimeo.
These are my hand made DVD cases for my demo reel. More pricey and time consuming, but great looking.
VHS clock
VHS Clock from FUGO Studios on Vimeo.
This is a clock I made from a VHS tape and clock kit. I made this for my demo reel packaging.
Thank You Notes
BM Portfolio – Thank You Notes from FUGO Studios on Vimeo.
These are some Thank You notes I made for my demo reel packaging.
Custom Rubber Stamps
Just got these cool rubber stamps in the mail…
Average Guy
My senior project reflects on common conversations and comments I’ve dealt with since childhood about being half Indian and half white. The project reflects a style that is both traditional Indian and modern American. All of the elements were hand-drawn, scanned in, colored in Photoshop, and then animated in
After Effects.
View the process blog here.
ESPN U
This was a school project for a network ID. We were required to use stock studio footage. Because of the baseball player’s generic uniform, I made an ID for ESPN U as opposed to ESPN. It advertises the fact that ESPN U is growing and appearing in more places.
Andrew Young
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Andrew Young
The Collective Renaissance Group wanted a promotional video invitation for the The Andrew Young Men’s Leadership Forum.
Entweichen (Escape)
This was my team’s submission for the 2009 48 Hour Film Project. We had 48 hours to make the short. We were given a required genre, prop, character, and line of dialogue.
Required Genre: Film de Femme (strong female role)
Required Character: Ann or Alan Knight, Transit Worker
Required Line of Dialogue: “I think I can do it.”
Required Prop: Art Supplies
Audience Award Recipient
Enthusiasm Coach
A professional motivational speaker needed an animated intro for his online web-isodes of inspiration and motivation. I used elements from sports diagrams to relate with his title of Enthusiasm Coach, as well a typeface and color scheme from his logo and website.
Self Health Revolution
A local author wanted an intro video for his website. I animated the different elements of his book cover to create a short introduction.
Crown J
Up and coming hip-hop artist Crown J needed a video invitation to promote his album release party. The video includes Crown J with some minor animation.
AMC Packaging
This was for a school project to re-brand a network. AMC programming has movies from the 50′s to now, as well as it’s own TV shows. The packaging uses the idea that both young and old have seen these movies but at different times in their lives. It relates the programming to similar events in time. The packaging helps the viewer connect the advertised programming with their own memories of the movies and shows.
Spike TV
This was a school project for a network ID. Spike TV was made as the first network for men. The target audience is 18-32 year-old males, which can be a broad spectrum. The concept uses humor and relates to the idea of how the male and female brains differ.
Mezzo
Mezzo is a luxury condo apartment complex in Buckhead Atlanta. They needed a promotional video to show off their location, models, and amenities.
Dinner, Drinks, & Desserts
A local online show needed an animated intro for their show. The show follows a female host that educates viewers about various foods and drinks in local Atlanta restaurants. Green screen footage of the host eating and drinking was incorporated with interiors of restaurants. The intro follows a cherry moving from each scene and ending as part of the show title.
G3 Carbon Fiber Briefcase
Nikola Design needed an online commercial to show off their carbon fiber briefcase. The commercial focuses on the briefcase’s sleek design and the target audience of wealthy and affluent individuals.
Malek Jandali – “Eid”
Malek Jandali is world renowned classical pianist and composer. He needed 5 similar, but different, music videos for his upcoming album. We shot at Kennesaw University’s theater. He is currently signed with Virgin Records and his music is sold around the world.
klepto.
This was a school project for my freshman year at the Atlanta College of Art. The short was featured in the annual video show. It follows a bored Jack Moll as he explains why and how he steals from local grocery stores.
Official Selection for ACA Annual Video Show